by The Observer Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | Community, Events
Accompanying Burger Wars in downtown Opelika on Saturday, June 3, was Opelika’s annual Touch-a-Truck event. From 9 a.m. to noon, vehicles of all types lined the South Railroad Avenue in Opelika at this family fun event. Children of all ages came and explored military...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | Community, Events, Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY ALSYR LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches (ALSYR) Memorial Tournament will be held in honor of the eight children the Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches lost in the accident on I-65 in June 2021. Isabella, Ben, Haley, Josiah, Nicholas, Dana,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce held its 82nd Annual Meeting last Friday and presented several local individuals and businesses with awards to represent the big things happening in Opelika. The Spirit of...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Education, Featured, Schools
Dadeville Shooting Survivor Focusing on the Future ——— BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Life is a series of small steps, and Keaijah “Ciyah” Robinson is determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other. The...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The flag flew overhead. Literally, as it dangled from a crane over the fountain in Courthouse Square in Opelika. Veterans, citizens, families and more gathered together to honor America’s fallen on May 29,...
